diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/context/support/BeanDefinitionDsl.kt b/spring-context/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/context/support/BeanDefinitionDsl.kt
index fe7826e424f414359a4ebdb493088db8802cccc3..31b02554129652cd4b9448215dabb49970b198c5 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/context/support/BeanDefinitionDsl.kt
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/context/support/BeanDefinitionDsl.kt
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@
 
 package org.springframework.context.support
 
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.ObjectProvider
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinitionCustomizer
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.getBeanProvider
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionReaderUtils
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextInitializer
 import org.springframework.core.env.ConfigurableEnvironment
@@ -81,10 +83,10 @@ open class BeanDefinitionDsl(private val init: BeanDefinitionDsl.() -> Unit,
 	internal val children = arrayListOf<BeanDefinitionDsl>()
 
 	/**
-	 * Access to the context for advanced use-cases.
-	 * @since 5.1
+	 * @see provider
 	 */
-	lateinit var context: GenericApplicationContext
+	@PublishedApi
+	internal lateinit var context: GenericApplicationContext
 
 	/**
 	 * Shortcut for `context.environment`
@@ -245,6 +247,15 @@ open class BeanDefinitionDsl(private val init: BeanDefinitionDsl.() -> Unit,
 		else -> context.getBean(name, T::class.java)
 	}
 
+
+	/**
+	 * Return an provider for the specified bean, allowing for lazy on-demand retrieval
+	 * of instances, including availability and uniqueness options.
+	 * @since 5.1.1
+	 * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory.getBeanProvider
+	 */
+	inline fun <reified T : Any> provider() : ObjectProvider<T> = context.getBeanProvider()
+
 	/**
 	 * Take in account bean definitions enclosed in the provided lambda only when the
 	 * specified profile is active.
diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/context/support/BeanDefinitionDslTests.kt b/spring-context/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/context/support/BeanDefinitionDslTests.kt
index 794e55576a9a4e3e2f7389f5993c8a29808011b6..d69e069cd534ac4a9a044c25a4877ea3ebe7466e 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/context/support/BeanDefinitionDslTests.kt
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/context/support/BeanDefinitionDslTests.kt
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ import org.junit.Assert.*
 import org.junit.Test
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.getBean
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.getBeansOfType
 import org.springframework.context.support.BeanDefinitionDsl.*
 import org.springframework.core.env.SimpleCommandLinePropertySource
 import org.springframework.core.env.get
 import org.springframework.mock.env.MockPropertySource
+import java.util.stream.Collectors
 
 @Suppress("UNUSED_EXPRESSION")
 class BeanDefinitionDslTests {
@@ -127,12 +127,12 @@ class BeanDefinitionDslTests {
 		}
 	}
 
-	@Test  // SPR-16269
-	fun `Provide access to the context for allowing calling advanced features like getBeansOfType`() {
+	@Test  // SPR-17352
+	fun `Retrieve multiple beans via a bean provider`() {
 		val beans = beans {
 			bean<Foo>()
 			bean<Foo>()
-			bean { BarBar(context.getBeansOfType<Foo>().values) }
+			bean { BarBar(provider<Foo>().stream().collect(Collectors.toList())) }
 		}
 
 		val context = GenericApplicationContext().apply {